THIS DATE IN HISTORY, MARCH 26
1980: Tony Esposito of the Chicago Blackhawks becomes the first goaltender in NHL history with eight 30-win seasons. The milestone victory comes in a 7-2 road win against the Quebec Nordiques, the Blackhawks' first win in that city. It also comes 10 years to the day after Esposito breaks Harry Lumley's 16-year-old "modern" record with his 14th shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory against the Detroit Red Wings.
1919: The Seattle Metropolitans and Montreal Canadiens, playing in the fourth game of the best-of-five Stanley Cup Final, finish in a 0-0 tie after 60 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime. The Canadiens even the series three days later with a 4-3 overtime victory, but neither team is able to play another game because of an influenza outbreak. It marks the first time the Final is not played to completion, and the Stanley Cup isn't awarded.
1931: Art Ross of the Boston Bruins became the first NHL coach to pull his goalie for an extra attacker. However, the strategy doesn't pay off; the Bruins lose 1-0 to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals. Sylvio Mantha scores for Montreal and George Hainsworth earns his fifth career playoff shutout.
1936: The Toronto Maple Leafs set a Stanley Cup Playoff record for most power-play goals in one period, scoring four in the second against the Boston Bruins. Toronto's 8-3 win in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals is led by Charlie Conacher, who scores three goals and assists on another.
1986: Minnesota North Stars' center Neal Broten becomes the first U.S.-born player to score 100 points in a season. He reaches the century mark with two assists in a 6-1 victory at Toronto.
1994: Toronto forward Mike Gartner scores twice in a 6-3 victory at the Quebec Nordiques to become the first NHL player with 30 or more goals in 15 straight seasons. It is the final game between the teams before the Quebec franchise relocates to Denver in 1995 and is renamed the Colorado Avalanche.
1996: Mario Lemieux scores five goals and has two assists in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 8-4 victory against the visiting St. Louis Blues. It's the third and final five-goal game of Lemieux's career, as well as his sixth hat trick of the season and the 37th of his career. The second assist is the 800th of his career.
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